Books for the Collector

The Art Of The MarketArt of the Market by Bob Tamarkin & Les Kranz Bob Tamarkin & Les Kranz with commentary by George H LaBarre, 1999, 176pp, fully illustrated I color, hardbound. Two centuries of American business as seen through its stock certificate4s. Bob Tamarkin was nominated 3 times for a Pulitzer Prize. Brilliant text and a visual delight. This book and the following two Braun books are Exceptional!

Confederate Bonds Second EditionConfederate Bonds Second Edition by Douglas Ball, Henry Simmons, Jr., Second Edition, 304 pp. Hardbound book with descriptions and photographs of Confederate and Southern Bonds by State.

Stocks And Bonds Of American Railroads 1st EditionStocks and Bonds of American Railroads 1st Edition by Terry Cox.1995. Over 8000 varieties of railroad stock certificates and bonds are described and priced. Eleven initial chapters and five appendices give considerable information and guidance for collectors. illustrations. 256 pages. Softbound.

Historic Stock Certificates USAHistoric Stock Certificates USA by Hans Braun, Germany 1996, 295pp. A Superb Book, Hardbound. Profile of the US economy from 1600-1972, including important events in economic history. Covers transportation, banking, and finance. Fully illustrated with color photographs of exceptional stocks

Georgia Railroad PaperGeorgia Railroad Paper by Gary Eubanks with histories by Steve Storey. Published by Wharton Mangement, Inc. A superb, comprehensively illustrated work detailing stock certificates, bonds and currency issued by railroads which operated in Georgia. Each item is illustrated in full color with a high quality illustration and details on the company’s history. 211 pages, illustrated, soft cover.

Financing The American RevolutionFinancing The American Revolution by Prof. Dr. Udo Hielscher Professor Udo Hielsher’s book on the origins of Wall Street and the American Revolution through contemporary financial documents from the Museum of American Financial History’s collection. Illustrated, with introduction by Thomas Fleming, author of Liberty! The American Revolution. Paperback. 89 pages.

Antique Stock Certificate Almanac 2005The Antique Stock Certificate Almanac 2005 written by Fred Fuld III. This Almanac is a reference source with over 5,000 listings which include company name, whether issued or cancelled, date, state or country, vignette, signatures and value. Published by Author-House 249pp.

American Railroad Stock CertificatesAmerican Railroad Stock Certificates by Anne-Marie Hendy Approximately 300 railroad stock certificates are pictured and described. Older price guide at the end in British pounds. Published by Stanley Gibbons Publications Ltd.168 pages. Hardbound with plastic cover.

A New Publication “The Value of America’s Great Fortunes”We’re pleased to announce the arrival of Professor Dr. Udo Hielscher’s newly penned book “The Value of America’s Great Fortunes – A U.S. Fortune Evaluation Index 1800-2000 Illustrated With Historic Securities”. Published by the International Bond and Share Society, the book offers an interesting discussion of the value of many of America’s great fortunes through his “Fortune Evaluation Index”, a formulaic system of weighting fortunes based upon a series of calculations accounting for the value of the dollar and its purchasing power throughout the 200 year period. Securities signed by many of America’s wealthy historical figures are pictured along with fine historical content on the individual and the company’s history. This 96 page book offers up a fine introduction to collecting autographed securities along with a compelling argument for the ranking of America’s great fortunes.

La France D’Outre-Mer, 1,500 Titres Repertories et CotesBy Guy Cifre
This is a publication of French overseas investments published in 1993. The book is well illustrated with many black and white reproductions of bonds and shares with estimated values. ISBN 2-9501106-2-2. It can occasionally be found on eBay and www.Abebooks.com.

3000 Titres Francais Repertories et CotesBy Guy Cifre
This 254 page publication from 1985 is what you’d expect from the title, a listing of 3,000 bonds and shares. This is another book that is becoming more and more difficult to find.

Katalog Over Gamla AktiebrevThis is a 1998 publication from the Swedish Scripophily Association. It is an extensive listing of Swedish certificates and also comes with a separate listing of estimated values. ISBN 91-630-6207-0. Somewhat difficult to find.

American Brewers Stock and Bond CertificatesBy Lawrence Falater and Don Mesler
This book is a little over 100 pages with many color illustrations of brewer related bonds and shares. It can be easily be found on Ebay.

The Stock & Bond Collectors Price Guide – Over 1,200 different photos and pricesBy Bill Yatchman
This is an early book of the hobby from 1984 that is becoming increasingly difficult to find. It is well illustrated with many black and white photographs and as you can see from the cover it sold originally for less than fifteen dollars.

Historic Foreign Bonds of China – A Collector’s CompendiumBy John M. Thompson
This is a 200 page finely illustrated book on China’s foreign dept. An updated version of this book is available in electronic format. ISBN 978-967-11082-0-8.

Collecting Paper Money and BondsBy Colin Narbeth, Robin Hendy and Christopher Stocker
This 1979 publication is one of the first on the hobby of scripophily. It is a somewhat thin volume but packed full of good information. More likely to be found on used book sites such aswww.abebooks.com as compared to Ebay.